Blockchain

Photo: ShutterstockAn abbreviation STO stands for Security Token Offering. STOs are similar to ICOs but have some fundamental differences. For instance, security tokens are regulated offering like traditional securities and are subject to the same legal compliance requirements. Their key difference is that a security token records the ownership of the investment product on a blockchain.The interest in STO lists has grown recently as startups and established companies are looking for new...

Photo: Broadridge / LinkedInBroadridge Financial Solutions, a United States-based corporate services company said on Tuesday they are ready to add cryptocurrencies and exchange-traded derivatives capabilities to their offerings. With the acquisition of Shadow Financial Systems, Inc., this service provider that is a famous supplier for public companies that provides them with proxy statements, annual reports and shareholder communications solutions, such as virtual annual meetings – is...

Since its launch on June 18, 2019, Facebook’s Libra project has encountered mixed reactions. Now, four payment companies that had joined the social media giant as founding members of the Libra Association are hesitant. They have developed cold foot over whether to formally sign on to the crypto project. The issue was explained by people familiar with the matter.According to a new Bloomberg report, MasterCard, Visa, Stripe, and PayPal are allegedly stalling at officially joining the...

There is more than a lot to take in when considering the current economic and political landscape in the United States. Quite recently, an official impeachment inquiry was announced by Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, against President Donald Trump. Long before this, many people including economic analysts and businessmen alike, have been strongly of the opinion that the U.S. is on the verge of a recession and more people seem to be corroborating this. Now apart from...

One of Germany’s biggest banks, Bayern LB, has just published a report where it pitched Bitcoin against gold, with a very bullish conclusion. According to the Munich-based bank, Bitcoin price will hit $90,000 by 2020, more than 4 times its current all-time high and per the report, the bank believes that Bitcoin will do much better than gold, especially after the upcoming halving next year.In the report titled “Is Bitcoin outshining gold?”, Bayern LB considers the stock-to-flow (SF) ratio. The...

Chicago based securities rating firm Morningstar has moved ahead of the rest of the securities ratings agencies to begin rating blockchain-based debt securities which are backed by debt assets in the real-world. Being the first time, a rating agency would attempt such a move, the rating firm already has its hands in the cryptocurrency pie as it has been working on building models that provide accurate methods of rating blockchain-based securities.This move is also an indication that the firm...

Out of the multitude of ICO projects, raising money, only a small part actually delivered something that could be called a product. Almost 90% of all ICOs failed. There’s a term in venture capital, “a death valley”, meaning the period from the receiving initial investments to the moment of becoming profitable.Usually, a very small percentage of projects manage to cross the death valley, because every unexpected obstacle can ruin their plans. It happens due to a lack of experience, bad...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 719. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Ripple gibt 1 Milliarde XRP frei, WEG Bank und Salamantex geben Zusammenarbeit bekannt & Bayerische Landesbank prognostiziert Bitcoin-Kurs von 90.000 US-Dollar. 1.) Ripple gibt 1 Milliarde XRP frei und verkauft 60 Millionen XRP via OTChttps://cryptomonday.de/ripple-gibt-1-milliarde-xrp-frei-und-verkauft-60-millionen-xrp-via-otc/ 2.) Bezahlen mit Bitcoin: WEG Bank und...

Erst fiel der Bitcoin-Preis, dann stieg er wieder. Wann ist der richtige Zeitpunkt, um Bitcoin zu kaufen oder zu verkaufen? Die einfache Antwort lautet: Kaufen Sie Bitcoin, wenn Sie Lust dazu haben, aber handeln Sie nicht mit den Coins. Finden Sie unten heraus, warum! Der größte Preisanstieg in nur zehn Tagen Sagt Ihnen der Begriff „FOMO“ etwas? Dabei handelt es sich um die Angst, etwas zu verpassen (engl.: Fear Of Missing Out). In der Krypto-Szene kennt man dieses Gefühl nur...

Bayern LB, one of Germany’s top banks, has published a report in strong support of bitcoin superseding gold, predicting a price of $90,000 per BTC post bitcoin’s halving in 2020. Within a report entitled, “Is bitcoin outshining gold?” the bank’s researchers delved into the stock-to-flow ratios of gold and bitcoin, specifically regarding the impact of reduced supply on asset value. The Stock-to-Flow Model A stock-to-flow (SF) ratio is an analytical method commonly used within commodities,...